Synthesis of new 4,4′-bis(arylethynyl)benzophenones and 4,4′-bis(arylglyoxalyl)benzophenones based on chloral

4,4-Diiodobenzophenone was obtained by a three-stage synthesis from chloral and iodobenzene. 4,4-Bis(arylethynyl)benzophenones were synthesized by cross-coupling of 4,4-diiodobenzophenone with terminal arylethynes in the presence of a complex Pd catalyst; further oxidation of the products obtained in an iodine/DMSO medium afforded new bis(arylglyoxalyl)benzophenones.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 670–672, March, 1996.     

Synthesis of 4,4′-bis(dichloroamino)- and 4,4′-bis(chloroamino)-3,3′-azofurazans,the first representatives of dichloroamino- and chloroaminofurazans

First representatives of dichloroamino- and chloroaminofurazans, viz., 4,4′-bis(dichloroamino)- and 4,4′-bis(chloroamino)-3,3′-azofurazans, were synthesized by the chlorination of 4,4′-diamino-3,3′-azofurazan with sodium hypochlorite in the CH₂Cl₂—H₂O mixture.     

Curing behavior of epoxy resins with a series of novel curing agents containing 4,4′-biphenyl and varying methylene units

A new homologous series of curing agents (LCECAn) containing 4,4′-biphenyl and n-methylene units (n = 2, 4, 6) were successfully synthesized. The curing behaviors of a commercial diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A epoxy (E-51) and 4,4′-bis(2,3-epoxypropoxy)biphenyl (LCE) by using LCECAn as the curing agent have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), respectively. The Ozawa equation was applied to the curing kinetics based upon the dynamic DSC data, and the isothermal DSC data were fitted using an autocatalytic curing model. The glass transition temperatures (T _g) of the cured epoxy systems were determined by DSC upon the second heating, and the thermal decomposition temperatures (T _d) were obtained by thermogravimetric (TG) analyses. The results show that the number of methylene units in LCECAn has little influence on the curing temperatures of E-51/LCECAn and LCE/LCECAn systems. In addition, the activation energies obtained by the dynamic method proved to be larger than those by the isothermal method. Furthermore, both the T _g and T _d of the cured E-51/LCECAn systems and LCE/LCECAn systems decreased with the increase in the number of methylene units in LCECAn.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Cadmium(II) Complex with 2,2′-diamino-4,4′-bis-1,3-thiazole

Crystals of the title complex with diaminobithiazole (DABT) were obtained by a solution diffusion method. X-ray diffraction analysis shows the complex to be monoclinic, space group P2₁/c with cell dimensions a=11.684(2), b=13.625(2), c=14.859(1) Å and β=109.970(7)°; R=0.026. The Cd(II) atom lies in a distorted octahedral environment with two DABT and two Cl ligands in a cis arrangement. The average internal dihedral angle of 9.3° between thiazole rings of DABT shows the twisted structure of the ligand in the complex. The Cd(II) atom deviates by some -0.570 Å from the mean plane of the thiazole ring containing N(4), but the Cd-N(4) bond is the shortest among four Cd-N bonds in the structure. Intramolecular H-bonds between Cl atoms and amino groups stabilize the cis-configuration of the complex.     

Synthesis of 4,4′-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzophenone and polyimides based on this compound

Synthesis of 4,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzophenone was performed starting from chloral. Various polyimides were obtained by reactions of 4,4 -bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzophenone with aromatic tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides. Some of the polyimides obtained are crystalline compounds.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 673–676, March, 1996.     

Synthesis and characterization of some new lanthanide(III) chelates with 1,4-bis-(2′-hydroxyphenylazomethine) phenylene

Summary The chelates formed between 1,4-bis(2-hydroxyphenylazomethine) phenylene with La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Yb, and Lu ions have been investigated in solution using conductometric, potentiometric, and spectrophotometric methods. The studies revealed the formation ofM ₂ L andML complexes. The solid chelates have been characterized by elemental and thermal analysis, molar conductance, IR,¹H NMR (for La and Lu chelates), and electronic spectra. The bonding takes place through the coordination of nitrogen in the -CH=N- group and the oxygen of the hydroxyl group by proton displacement.

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Synthese und Charakterisierung einiger neuer Lanthanid(III)-Chelate mit 1,4-bis-(2-Hydroxyphenylazomethin)-phenylen

Zusammenfassung Chelate von 1,4-bis-(2-Hydroxyphenylazomethin)-phenylen mit La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Yb und Lu in Lösung wurden konduktometrisch, potentiometrisch und spektrophotometrisch untersucht. Die Bildung von Komplexen der FormM ₂ L undML wurde festgestellt. Die festen Chelate wurden mittels Elementaranalyse. Thermoanalyse, molarer Leitfähigkeit, IR-, UV/Vis-und im Fall von La und Lu-NMR-Spektroskopie charakterisiert. Die Komplexbindung erfolgt durch Koordination des Stickstoffs der -CH=N- Gruppe und des Sauerstoffs der Hydroxylgruppe unter Protonenverschiebung.

     

Conformations,polarity, and polarizability of 5,5′-bis-(1,3,6-trimethyIuracylyl)methane

A conformational study of 5,5-bis-(1,3,6-trimethyluracylyl)methane (1) is carried out using molecular orbital calculations (AM1), molecular mechanics, dipole moment, and electric birefringence methods. The AM1 calculations result in good agreement with the experimental data. Populations of the helical steady states and the ways of their interconversion are determined. Dipole moments, Kerr's constants, optical anisotropies of the title compound, and some related 1,3-dimethyluracyls are measured.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 866–869, May, 1993.The authors gratefully acknowledge Yu. S. Shvetsov for the compounds used in the present work.     

The Syntheses of 4,4′-(1,n-Dioxaalkane)-bisbenzaldehydes and 4,4′-(1,n-Dioxaalkane)-bis(α-methoxy Phenylacetic Acids)

The syntheses of 4,4′-(1,n-dioxaalkane)-bis(α-methoxyphenylacetic acids) were conducted using a base-catalyzed reaction. The reactants were potassium hydroxide (or lithium hydroxide/lithium chloride), bromoform, methanol and 4,4′-(1,n-dioxaalkane)-bisbenzaldehydes. The aldehyde starting materials were prepared using the Williamson ether synthesis, by condensing p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 1,n-dibromoalkanes with lithium hydride in ethanol. The effect of varying the hydrocarbon length in the dioxaalkane bridge unit is a significant consideration (the number of CH₂ units in the bridge varying from two to eight) in their acid salt formation.

     

Synthesis and characterization of two- and three-dimensional coordination polymers built with 3,5-bis(4′-carboxy-phenyl)-1,2,4-triazole and/or 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene

Two new coordination polymers, [Cd(bct)(H₂O)]·(H₂O) (1) and [Zn(bct)(bip)]·2(H₂O) (2) (H₂bct?=?3,5-bis(4′-carboxy-phenyl)-1,2,4-triazole, bip?=?1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene), have been synthesized. Their structures have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and further characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Compound 1 is a two-dimensional structure with double-layered network, where bct ligands adopt a μ ₄ -k ¹,k ¹,k ¹,k ¹ bridging mode linking four five-coordinate Cd ions. Compound 2 exhibits a three-dimensional framework consisting of double-layered helical chains with the bct and bip adopting μ ₃ -k ¹,k ¹,k ¹ and μ ₂ -k ¹,k ¹ bridging mode, respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 exhibit intense emissions at 399 and 441?nm, respectively.     

General features of the reaction of 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone with potassium diphenoxide of 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)propane

The major factors determining molecular weights of polyarylene-ether ketones formed by the reaction of 4,4-difluorobenzophenone with 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane in the presence of K₂CO₃ were revealed. The optimum conditions for the preparation of high-molecular-weight polymers were found, and it was demonstrated that it is possible to control their molecular weights ( from 10 000 to 200 000).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2526–2530, October, 1996.     

Comparative analysis of physicochemical properties of dinuclear zinc(II) helicates with 2,2′-, 2,3′-, and 3,3′-bis(dipyrromethenes)

The effect of the attachment position of a methylene spacer in 2,2′-, 2,3′-, and 3,3′-bis(dipyrromethene) N₄-ligands (H₂L) on physicochemical properties of their dinuclear homoleptic helicates [Zn₂L₂], such as specific features of their molecular structure, luminescence spectral characteristics, lability in acid solutions, and thermal stability in an argon atmosphere, has been examined. It has been shown that the substitution of the biladiene-type helicand by its 2,3- and especially 3,3′-analogues leads to a considerable enhancement of the chromophoric properties, an increase (up to 30-fold) of the fluorescence quantum yield, and an increase in the stability of corresponding dinuclear helicates [Zn₂L₂].     

The 1:1 adduct of 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone with 4,4′-bipyridine

2,5-Di­hydroxy-1,4-benzo­quinone (DHBQ) and 4,4′-bi­pyridine (BPY) crystallize in a 1:1 ratio as a neutral molecular adduct, C₆H₄O₄·C₁₀H₈N₂, in space group C2/c, with half of each mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The mol­ecules are linked by a strong O—H⃛N hydrogen bond [O⃛N 2.6323 (15) Å] and a weak C—H⃛O hydrogen bond [C⃛O 3.2082 (17) Å] to form infinite stacks of parallel one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded ribbons. The two rings of the bi­pyridine are twisted at 28.3° with respect to each other, and the benzo­quinone ring is inclined at an angle of 18.3° with respect to the plane of the neighbouring pyridine ring. The 4,4′-bi­pyridine mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis and the benzo­quinone mol­ecule lies across an inversion centre.     

Synthesis and structure of N,N′-bis(dihexylphosphorylmethyl)-1,4-diaminobutane

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - N,N′-Bis(dihexylphosphorylmethyl)-1,4-diaminobutane has been obtained via the Kabachnik–Fields reaction. Crystal structure of its salt with nitric...     

Thermal decomposition kinetics of polymeric complexes of copper(II) and mercury(II) with N,N′-bis(dithiocarboxy)piperazine

The thermal decomposition behaviour of polymeric complexes of Cu(II) and Hg(II) with N,N-bis(dithiocarboxy)piperazine is investigated in air by thermogravimetric (TG), derivative thermogravimetric (DTG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques. The kinetic parameters (non-isothermal method) for their decomposition have been evaluated by graphical as well as by least-squares methods. The equations of Coats-Redfern, Freeman-Carroll and Horowitz-Metzger have been applied. The results indicate that the values ofE,A and S obtained by these three different methods agree well. It was also found that the decomposition of these metal chelates follow first-order kinetics.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels TG, DTG und DTA wurde das thermische Zersetzungsverhalten von Polymerkomplexen aus Cu(II) bzw. Hg(II) mit N,N-Bis(dithiocarboxy)piperazin an Luft untersucht. Für ihre Zersetzung (nichtisotherme Methode) wurden die kinetischen Parameter sowohl graphisch als auch durch Methoden mit den kleinsten Fehlerquadraten ermittelt. Dabei wurden die Gleichungen von Coats-Redfern, Freeman-Carroll und von Horowitz-Metzger angewendet. Alle drei Verfahren zeigen übereinstimmende Resultate fürE, A undS. Es wurde weiterhin gefunden, daß diese Metallchelate einer Reaktion erster Ordnung unterliegen.

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The authors are thankful to Prof. C. G. R. Nair, Head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala and Dr. M. P. Kannan, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut for some helpful discussions.     

Networks based on aromatic glycidylamines: 1. Effect of curing conditions on the crosslinking of N,N-diglycidylaniline with 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane and of N,N,N′,N′-tetraglycidyl-4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane with 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane

The effect of time and temperature of curing on the conversion of epoxy groups, on the relative change of some other functional groups (–OH, –NH₂, RNH), glass transition temperatureT _g , and equilibrium modulusG _e was investigated for epoxy networks having various initial ratios of N,N-diglycidylaniline to 4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM) and of networks with various ratio of N,N,N,N-tetraglycidyl-4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane and DDM. Curing conditions were found under which the conversion of minority groups is maximal at the minimal extent of degradation reactions for networks prepared both in the excess of amine and in the excess of epoxide. For networks prepared in the excess of epoxide the degree of the etherification reaction was found to depend on time and temperature.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4,4′-(4-(1-Naphthyl)-4-phenyl- 1,3-butadienylidene)-bis[N,N-diethylbenzenamine]

The title compound (C40H42N2) has been synthesized by the reaction of 1-(1-naphthyl)-1-phenyl-3-chloropropylene and bis(4-(diethylamino) phenyl)methanone, and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, MS and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 17.047(3), b = 10.807(2), c = 1&494(4) (A), β = 105.727(4)°, V=3279.4(11) A3, Mr = 550.76, Z = 4, Dc = 1.115 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.085 mm-1, F(000) = 1184, the final R = 0.0625 and wR = 0.1384 for 2276 observed reflections (I ＞ 2σ(Ⅰ)). X-ray analysis reveals that the butadiene fragment adopts a planar cisiod conformation and makes a dihedral angel of 69.4(2)° with the naphthalene ring.     

In situ synthesis and structure of FeCl4(4,4′-diethyl-4,4′-bipyh) (bipy = bipyridine)

A novel viologen(4,4′-bipyridinium)-based compound FeCl₄(4,4′-diethyl-4,4′-bipyH) (1) (bipy = bipyridine), in which 4,4′-diethyl-4,4′-bipyH (MQ ⁺) was generated in situ, is synthesized via the hydrothermal reaction and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure analysis reveals that the title compound features an isolated structure based on 4,4′-diethyl-4,4′-bipyH moieties and an iron atom terminally bound by four chlorine atoms. The 4,4′-diethyl-4,4′-bipyH moieties and (FeCl₄)^? anions are interconnected by hydrogen bonds to form a 3D supramolecular framework.